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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abah Okafor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracey's entrance music is Metallica - Seek & Destroy. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abah Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tracey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okafor follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tracey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Okafor misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Tracey tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tracey throws a combination. Okafor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Abah Okafor has been cut.
Okafor slips a jab from Tracey.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Tracey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tracey is looking for a counter combo.
Okafor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abah Okafor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tracey scores with a decent looking hook.
Okafor has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Okafor throws a nice looking combination but Tracey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okafor looks to land a left hand but Tracey moved out of range nicely.
Okafor walks into a straight right hand from Tracey.
Tracey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tracey throws out a loose jab but Okafor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Tracey moved out of range.
Okafor throws a lazy right hand but Tracey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tracey manages to avoid it.
It looked like Tracey was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Tracey moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Okafor coming out on top.
Okafor swinging wildly here.
Okafor tries a head kick but it misses.
Okafor connects with a solid leg kick.
Okafor throws a front kick aimed at Tracey's knee but Tracey avoids it well.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tracey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okafor.
Tracey slips a jab from Okafor.
Okafor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tracey.
A bone on bone clash there as Okafor blocks the leg kick.
Tracey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okafor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Rob Tracey has been cut.
Okafor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Okafor.
Tracey is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Tracey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tracey is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tracey seems to have got his legs back now.
Tracey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Tracey.
Tracey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Okafor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okafor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tracey.
Okafor throws out a counter right but Tracey avoids it with no problem.
Tracey swinging wildly here.
Tracey avoids a kick to the body.
Tracey lands a nice hook to Okafor's body. Okafor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Okafor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okafor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okafor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Okafor swings widly with a right hand
and Tracey counters with a nice body shot.
Okafor defending well as Tracey loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor moves out of range as Tracey strikes.
Okafor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tracey throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okafor digs a good body shot into Tracey's ribs.
Okafor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tracey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tracey misses with a double jab.
Tracey misses with a few strikes there.
Okafor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tracey momentarily.
Jab, jab by Tracey - just one landing.
Okafor takes a swing at Tracey's ribcage but misses.
Okafor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okafor is looking to slow Tracey down with leg kicks.
Tracey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tracey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okafor manages to avoid it.
A jab from Tracey misses.
Okafor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tracey is just out of range.
Okafor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tracey is looking to score with low kicks.
Tracey looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tracey seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tracey misses the shot to the body.
Okafor throws the kick towards the body but Tracey avoids it.
Tracey throws a body punch but Okafor moves out of range.
Tracey cracks Okafor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tracey misses with a low kick.
Tracey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okafor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Okafor misses with a leg kick
and Tracey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Okafor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tracey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tracey.
A low kick from Okafor is predictable there
and Tracey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tracey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tracey with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abah Okafor will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okafor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tracey manages to avoid it.
Tracey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okafor blocks a head kick by Tracey.
The crowd cheers as Tracey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okafor doesn't seem phased though.
Tracey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tracey cracks Okafor with an open hand slap.
Rob Tracey is winning the standup battle so far.
Okafor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tracey circles away quickly and effectively.
Okafor throws a low kick but Tracey avoids it.
Tracey is looking to counter punch.
Okafor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tracey's head.
Tracey slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okafor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okafor shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tracey eats them both and turns towards Okafor to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tracey.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tracey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey loads up on a big right hand but Okafor slips the punch.
Tracey takes a swing at Okafor's ribcage but misses.
Okafor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tracey.
Tracey misses with a two punch combination.
Tracey lands with a hook. Okafor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Okafor scores with a punch to the head.
Tracey misses with a straight left.
Tracey misses the jab.
Okafor clobbers Tracey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Okafor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tracey can pounce on him.
Tracey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Okafor.
Okafor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Okafor throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Tracey misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okafor lands with a nice body punch.
Okafor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tracey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Okafor.
Okafor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tracey slips a jab from Okafor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okafor.
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Tracey throwing a counter right hand but Okafor manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Tracey blocks the low kick.
A big left from Tracey misses.
Okafor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tracey with a body shot.
Okafor blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Okafor blocks the leg kick.
Tracey throws a hook but Okafor avoids it easily.
No joy there for Tracey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor scores with a hook.
Tracey avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey throws an overhand right that lands on Okafor's shoulder, as Okafor tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tracey.
Okafor fakes the leg kick and cracks Tracey in the body.
Okafor misses with a lunging right hand
and Tracey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tracey slips a straight right by Okafor.
Okafor is looking to slow Tracey down with leg kicks.
Tracey misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Okafor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Okafor throws a sloppy head kick and Tracey moves out of range easily.
Tracey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Okafor ducks under a wild hook from Tracey.
Okafor tries to work over Tracey's front leg with a kick but Tracey checks it.
Tracey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tracey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Okafor scores with a punch to the head.
Tracey throws a series of punches but Okafor avoids them all with ease.
Okafor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tracey throws a leg kick
and Okafor counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Okafor.
Okafor with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okafor throws a hook but Tracey avoids it easily.
Okafor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tracey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tracey misses with a series of wild punches.
Tracey misses with a straight right.
Tracey throws a leg kick but Okafor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okafor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Okafor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okafor scores with a nice body kick.
Tracey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Okafor was well out of range. Poor timing from Tracey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abah Okafor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tracey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Okafor feints and then cracks Tracey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tracey down.
Okafor swings for the body but Tracey moves out of range.
Tracey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab from Tracey.
Tracey connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by Tracey misses
and Okafor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tracey looks to throw the jab but Okafor is out of range.
Okafor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okafor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okafor dodges the punch combination from Tracey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Tracey.
Tracey swinging wildly here.
Okafor throws a sloppy body shot
and Tracey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Okafor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor loads up on a big right hand but Tracey slips the punch.
Tracey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Okafor just manages to avoid it.
Okafor dodges the punch combination from Tracey.
Tracey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Okafor throws a body punch but Tracey moves out of range.
Tracey throws a shot to the body.
Okafor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okafor lands a leg kick that knocks Tracey off balance momentarily.
Tracey throws a big shot that misses.
Okafor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tracey counters with an outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Tracey coming out on top.
Okafor looks to land a right hand but Tracey moved out of range.
Okafor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tracey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tracey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey ducks under a wild hook from Okafor.
Tracey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tracey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Okafor misses with a looping right.
Tracey looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
Okafor punishes Tracey's body with a nice straight punch.
Okafor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tracey checks a low kick from Okafor.
Tracey moves away from the strike by Okafor.
Okafor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tracey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tracey loads up on a big right hand but Okafor slips the punch.
Okafor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tracey tries to bum rush Okafor with a series of wild strikes but Okafor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okafor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tracey's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey lands with an uppercut that bounces Okafor off the cage and back into range.
Okafor moves out of range of the strikes.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
Tracey takes one to the chin there.
Okafor moves away from the strike by Tracey.
Tracey misses with a hook
and Okafor counters with a thumping low kick.
Rob Tracey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okafor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tracey works Okafor's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Okafor does it's job there.
Tracey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tracey's corner calls for a 1-2. Tracey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tracey defending well as Okafor loads up on a big left hand.
Okafor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tracey is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okafor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Okafor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tracey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Okafor checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Okafor. Tracey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Okafor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Okafor, as that shot connected.
Okafor lands a nice looking body shot.
Tracey looks to land a right hand but Okafor moved out of range.
A big left from Tracey misses.
Okafor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tracey throws a jab but it's blocked by Okafor.
Okafor walks into a stiff left hand from Tracey.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tracey.
Okafor misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Tracey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okafor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abah Okafor!
Abah Okafor bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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